Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

by Electronic Arts

Product Features

• Here you'll learn all new spells, undertake new quests, make new friends and challenge new adversaries -- all to discover what's in the legendary Chamber Of Secrets!
• As you face off against the many magical challenges, you'll use your skills to piece together a puzzle and see if you must face You-Know-Who again
• An enchanting new adventure for the whole family!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006IJJO
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 5, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,543 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

Amazon.co.uk

Even though they were clearly aimed at children, the first Harry Potter games nevertheless managed to be quite good--an extraordinary feat considering that film-license games are usually awful. For this second crack at the gaming wand Harry moves to next-generation consoles too, and, from the two-level demo we played, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is looking even better than 2001's efforts.

Looking and playing similarly to Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda, the first level has you zapping gnomes with a stun spell and ejecting them from the garden they're roaming around in. Although simple in gameplay terms, this first little section allows you to get used to the pleasingly intuitive and flexible controls. A subsequent level is based on more traditional action set pieces, with you as Harry jumping about on platforms, avoiding elves, and using a magic spell to chop down ropes. It’s a real surprise to see a game this high profile, which would easily have sold a million if it’d been a blank disc with the Harry Potter logo, being made with such care and imagination. In fact, so good does it look so far that the old lie about nonfans of the movie/book being able to enjoy it might actually be true. --David Jenkins

(This preview refers to the PlayStation2 version of the game.)

Product Description

Harry Potter and Chamber Of Secrets takes you back to the world of magic and mystery from the hit book series!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who woulda thought?, November 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (Video Game)

This game is SURPRISINGLY FUN! Considering that my favorite game is Halo, this harry potter game has been a tremendous amount of unexpected fun. If you're a fan of Harry Potter, you absolutely CAN NOT miss this game. Great graphics, fun gameplay, and plenty attention to detail to the harry potter license. My only complaint on this game would be the camera angle: although you can manipulate it with the right thumbstick, its still a little "off" and can get really slow and awkward at times. Other than that, the gameplay is your typical adventure/platform jumping/puzzles and it excels in the genre. Again, I have to say that the graphics are excellent with very detailed and large environments, and even harry looks awesome. Don't miss this game!

37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kids are going to go nuts over this game!, September 25, 2002

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fair_deal_guy "BB" (Prior Lake, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (Video Game)

I previewed this game recently and I am astonished at the quality of the graphics on the XBox platform! I reviewed the game on three different platforms (PS2, Gamecube and XBox) and the graphics are shockingly better on XBox. Gameplay is challenging, and although younger kids will no doubt have some problems with many of the button sequences, I think any child five or older will get something out of this game. There is no question this will be the hit of the holiday season, so order now before the lines form!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun game with a few frustrating spots, July 4, 2003

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Dan Crevier (Bellevue, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (Video Game)

This was a really fun game that basically goes through the plot of the Chamber of Secrets story line, letting you play Harry. The graphics are great, and the story line is well done. There's a good mix of the linear storyline with the option to go off exploring "at night" to collect wizard cards or play some games.

The one thing that I found incredibly frustrating was some of the "jumping" quests where I felt like I was fighting camera angle and the game implementation rather than doing anything that required real skill. I almost got to the point of giving up on the game at one point.

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